The Iola register., 1887-03-18
RAILROAD HORRORS.

1856-July II. 81 persons. mostly chill
dren. burned and 100 injured ON
North Pennsylvania railroad.
1S57-March II, 60 persons killed on
Great Western of Canada at Dcs
Jardiue Canal.
l857-June %, II killed and 100 in
jured near Lewishan, England.
1S59-June q. 80 persons killed and 4c
wounded by washout on Mich
igan Southern. near South Bend.
Ind.
1S59-August 2. IS persons killed on
Albany, Vermont & Canada rail-
road in TOmhannock creek.
1859-December 81. IA persons killed
at a bridge near Columbus. Ga.
tS61-August 25, 20 persons killed. 1OC
injured at Croyden tunnel. near
London. England.
lS62-October IS. Is persons killed, GO
injured near Winchburg. Scot
land.
lS62-July Is. so persons killed. 60 in
jured on the Erie road near Port
Jarvis.
1S67-December 18. 40 persons burned
to death near Angola, Lake
Shore; December II. Is lives lost
at Hanlan bridge, Vermont Cen
trail railroad.
SGS-April IA, 20 persons killed, 60 in
jured at Carrs Rock, near Port
Jarvis.
1S6S-August 90, 50 persons burned at
Abergele, North Wales.
ls6S-August %. 81 persons killed. &C
injured on Northwestern railway
of Bohemia.
lSG9-July IA. 10 persons burned at
Mast Hope, N. Y, on Erie
road.
1S71-July 8, Is persons killed, 20 in
jured at Harpeth River. Tenn.
1S71-August 26, 80 persons killed, Sc
injured by collision at Revere.
near Boston, Mass.
1S71-February 6. % lives lost by the
burning of an oil train at New
Hamburger, N. Y.
1972-December "a. 10 killed by tram
falling into ravine at Norwich.
England.
1S74-September 10. "a killed. 40
wounded by collision at Shipton.
England.
1S74-Septembcr 90, 43 drowned by a
train piunging into the Cherweu
river. England.
1976-January q. 13 killed by collision
en- the Great Northern railway,
England.
1876-September 26, 25 killed by acci-
dent ut Block Lick station, Penn
1S76-December 90. over 100 lives
were lost by the disaster at Ash
tabula, o.
1S79-December %. 200 drowned by
train breaking through the Tay
bridge. Scotland.
tSS1-March 3, 40 emigrants killed in
collision at Macon, Mo. Wreck
ing train proceeding to scene and
ditched and 9 persons killed.
1SS2-January 13, collision on the Hud-
son river railroad near Spuyten
Duyvil; 8 lives lost, including
Senator Webster Wagner.
1SS3-March 80, loss of 33 lives by
railroad accident on the Cincir-
nati Southern railroad near Ma
sons Station. Ohio.-June &c. Is
Cinnamon killed by an accident
on the Northern Pacific railroad
in Montana.-July 2S. accident
on the Rome, Wa;ertown & Og-
|. densburgh road at CarlyOn; 23
persons killed; over 40 injured.
November 90. Is persons kill
cd Mt st. Meen. France.
lSS4-January 2. 25 persons killed bya
railroad collision near Toronto
May 1, col isiOn near Connells-
vile, Pa, ii lives lost.-Junc 6,
IA persons killed by an accident
on the Missouri Pacific railroad
near MineOia.-June II, IA per-
sons killed by disaster at New
Laredo, N. M.-June 2S, train
falls through bridge near Cum
ningham. Mo-; 20 persons killed
or wounded.-July 16, accident
on inc M6HCHcStcT Suu oucluclu
railway. England; 25 lives lost
November IA. Is persons perish
in collision at Hanau. Austria.
,SS5-January 3O.railroad disaster near
Sydney. N. S. w.; 40 persons
killcd.-June 8, train derailed
BY robbers near Rasloff. Russia;
20 persons killed and wounded.-
October IS, collision between
three Pennsylvania railroad
trains near Jersey City; II per-
sons killcd.-December IS, coli
lision near AnstelI Ga; II lives
lost.
lSS6-January IS. train wrecked at
valdivia, Peru; 30 soldiers per-
ih.-March 10. collision be-
tween Monte Carlo and Mentone,
Italy; 20 persons kiiled.-Sep-
tcmber IA, collision on the
'.Nickel Plate" road near Buff
falo: % lives lOst.-OctOber %,
disaster near Rio. Wis; 13 pas
scncers burned to death.-NO-
yember 5, train wrecked near
Nikolaiev and Odessa, Russia; 40
soldiers killed. December Is.
collision at Charkow, Russia; Ii
persons perish.
lSS7-January 4. collision near Tiffin.
Ohio; 20 lives lost.-February S.
over 20 passengers burned and
manned by bridge disaster at
Woodstock. Vt-Troy IN ~